ADDITIONAL NOTES:renewed through the 2018-19 season (the show's second of 10 episodes) on 7/24/18

DESCRIPTION:(from Paramount Network's press release, July 2018) The Dutton family saga rages onward. Following record-setting viewership, the new Paramount Network today announced a second season of its hit series "Yellowstone." Production will begin shortly on the 10-episode season which will be shot entirely on location in Utah and Montana. The season one finale bows Wednesday, August 22 at 10 PM, ET/PT, with season two premiering next year. The critically acclaimed drama stars world-renowned Oscar(R) and Emmy(R) Award-winning actor Kevin Costner along with Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, Kelsey Asbille, Brecken Merrill, Jefferson White, Danny Huston and Gil Birmingham. "Yellowstone" chronicles the Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Costner), who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect - the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders - an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America's first national park. Oscar(R) nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan ("Wind River," "Hell or High Water" and "Sicario") returns as the showrunner and a writer for the series.